Knox County officials and Flock reps to meet in August to discuss camera usage, privacy concerns

What This Story Is About

• A workshop to discuss Flock cameras within Knox County and surrounding areas is set to take place in August with KCSO and representatives from Flock.

Why It Matters

• Amidst ongoing concerns, Tennessee lawmakers at the state and federal level are working to place new restrictions on automated license plate reading cameras in Tennessee after almost 300 were installed.

What Happens Next

• The workshop will take place on Aug. 24 at 1:00 p.m. in the City County building at 400 Main Street, Knoxville.

For Context

• Knox County Commission voted to request more information from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office about its existing cameras.

Catch Up

• The debate intensified after KCSO came close to installing nearly 300 additional cameras throughout the county.
• No additional cameras will be installed for now, though the ones already in place remain operational.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - After heavy discussion of Flock cameras in Knox County and other East Tennessee areas, a meeting date to discuss it with Flock officials has been set.

Knox County Commission, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Flock personnel will all be in attendance.

The goal of the workshop is to discuss the KCSO Advanced Research and Communications Center’s involvement with Flock cameras in Knox County, according to a release.

No official votes will be taken at the workshop and there will be no public forum.

The workshop will take place on Aug. 24 at 1:00 p.m. in the City County building at 400 Main Street in Knoxville.